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Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: lostagain on November 04, 2017, 07:08:12 AM
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My Suburban furnace quit working recently. I narrowed the problem down to the control board. It was a Dinosaur brand that I installed 6 or 7 years ago. I replaced it with a Suburban board. A Dinosaur board is around $200, a Suburban just over $100. So, since the Dinosaur, which is supposed to be so much better, didn't last any longer than the OEM board, I went with the Suburban stock board. It just doesn't have the shut the fan down if no flame feature. I don't think that is a big deal.
My question is: is it worth sending it back for repair? To Dinosaur, or some independent shop? Has anybody done that? Then I would have a spare.
Thanks.
JC
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Contact Dinosaur in Lincoln City, Oregon. Very approachable. My furnace went out in my motorhome while I was about 40 miles away. They had me come in and they tested all my boards (original. OEM) while I watched. They narrowed the problem to something else, no charge! IIRC the tech's name was Joe. And the fan shutoff is an important addition.
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Make sure you don't have some kind of electrical supply or voltage spike issues. Those dinosaur boards are pretty reliable. Were developed as a more reliable replacement for the factory one with that additional nice feature.
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Do you know any Ham radio guys? Some of them live to find electronics problems. They generally work for beer.
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JC I would send it in. You can also get a remote hook up that keeps the board out of the unit. It is the heat that kills them. Our board I put in is in the next cabinet to it with the colored wiring harness they provide for a small fee. Have had it since 2009. And a Dino board.